"Vodacom Tanzania Vodacom Tanzania Limited is Tanzania's leading cellular network company. As of December 2016, Vodacom Tanzania had over 12.4 million customers and was the largest wireless telecommunications network in Tanzania. Vodacom Tanzania is the second telecom company in Africa, after Vodacom, to switch on its 3G High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) which was available only in Dar Es Salaam in early 2007. Vodacom Tanzania has its executive headquarters on the 15th Floor of the Vodacom Towers at 23 Ursino Estate, along Old Bagamoyo Road, in Dar es Salaam, the financial capital of Tanzania. The geographical coordinates of the company"
"Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (Dar) (from ', ""the house of peace""; formerly Mzizima) is the former capital as well as the most populous city in Tanzania and a regionally important economic centre. Located on the Swahili coast, the city is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. Until 1974, Dar es Salaam served as Tanzania’s capital city, at which point the capital city commenced transferring to Dodoma, which was officially completed in 1996. However, as of 2018, it continues to remain a focus of central government bureaucracy, although this is in the process of fully moving"
"Dodoma Dodoma (literally ""It has sunk"" in Gogo), officially Dodoma City, is the national capital of The United Republic Of Tanzania and the capital of Dodoma Region, with a population of 410,956. Located in the centre of the country, the town is west of the former capital at Dar es Salaam and south of Arusha, the headquarters of the East African Community. It is also north of Iringa through Mtera. It covers an area of of which is urbanized. Out of the total population, 199,487 people (48.5 percent) are male while 211,469 people (51.5 percent) are female. The average household"
"of the United Republic of Tanzania, Dr. John Magufuli, indicated that Dodoma Municipality would be promoted to Dodoma City. The incumbent Mayor of Dodoma Municipality, Professor Davis G. Mwamfupe, was thus promoted to Mayor of Dodoma City. Eight mayors served the municipal government before this change, including Mr. Mwamfupe. On 1 October 1973, after a nationwide referendum, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved from Dar es Salaam to a more central location to encourage growth in the region, as well as to provide a more geographically central location for the capital. The cost was estimated at"
"to Dodoma. In addition, it is Tanzania's most prominent city in arts, fashion, media, music, film and television and a leading financial centre. The city is the leading arrival and departure point for most tourists who visit Tanzania, including the national parks for safaris and the islands of Unguja and Pemba. Dar es Salaam is also the largest and most populous Swahili-speaking city in the world. It is the capital of the co-extensive Dar es Salaam Region, which is one of Tanzania's 31 administrative regions and consists of five districts: Kinondoni in the north, Ilala in the centre, Ubungo, Temeke"
"the city centre. The city's population also included a large number of workers from British India, many of whom came to dominate trade and commerce. After World War II, Dar es Salaam experienced a period of rapid growth. Political developments, including the formation and growth of the Tanganyika African National Union, led to Tanganyika attaining independence from colonial rule in December 1961. Dar es Salaam continued to serve as its capital, even when in 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form Tanzania. In 1973, however, provisions were made to relocate the capital to Dodoma, a more centrally located city in"
"on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, east from Julius Nyerere International Airport Dar es Salaam and west from Kigoma. Tabora Tabora is the capital of Tanzania's Tabora Region and is classified as a municipality by the Tanzanian government. It is also the administrative seat of Tabora Urban District. According to the 2012 census, this district had a population of 226,999. Tabora was founded by Arab traders in the 1850s (known then as Kazeh) and became a centre of the slave trade. In August 1871, one-quarter of the town was burned when the forces of the Wanyamwezi ruler Mirambo sacked it. Although"
"remain in Dar es Salaam, which is the commercial and de-facto capital. Mwamfupe was first appointed a Councillor on 23 June 2017. On 20 July 2017, he was officially elected as a Mayor of Dodoma Municipal Council. Eight mayors served the municipal government of Dodoma from 1980 to the present day, including Mr. Mwamfupe. The table below details their names, the duration of their service, and their dates of birth: Mayor of Dodoma The Mayor of Dodoma is the head of the municipal government of Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania. The current mayor is Davis G. Mwamfupe, who took"
"to the ocean from Rwandan, Burundi and the DRC from the higher traffic Northern Corridor, which runs through Uganda and Kenya to the port of Mombasa. Central Corridor (Africa) The Central Corridor is a transport and trading route located in East and Central Africa. Its end point is the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam, where it connects to the rest of the world via shipping. From Dar es Salaam, the corridor runs inland, serving the Tanzanian interior including its capital Dodoma and second city of Mwanza, as well as landlocked Rwanda and Burundi, and the eastern part of"
"of Tanzania, Dodoma, in the center of the country and proceeds further to Tanzania’s most important port at the shore of Lake Tanganyika, Kigoma. It crosses central Tanzania completely with a length of and overcomes the height of the east edge East African rift valley. The main stations on this line are: Dar es Salaam, Ruvu, Morogoro, Kilosa, Dodoma, Manyoni, Tabora and Kaliua. The Mwanza Railway line connects with the main line at Tabora station and ends at Mwanza railway station. The distance covered by this railway line is 378 km. Its construction started at Tabora in 1923 and ended"
"involved were presented as early as 1978. However, it was not until 2006 that the Chinese government delivered a finished parliament building in Dodoma. The final location of the parliament was not in its original intended location in the master plan, with the location now being developed as a site for a university. As much of the initial design never came to fruition over the past 40 years, government offices and embassies have resisted moving offices to Dodoma. As a result, many government offices remain in Dar es Salaam, which remains the commercial and the de-facto capital of Tanzania.. Dodoma"
"Mayor of Dodoma The Mayor of Dodoma is the head of the municipal government of Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania. The current mayor is Davis G. Mwamfupe, who took office on 1 July 2016. The City Council members elect the mayor. The Mayor is selected for a three-year term and can be re-elected at a local government election, or may be chosen from within the council at a meeting. During a ceremony to celebrate the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar, the first to happen outside of Dar es Salaam since the establishment of the Union in 1964, the President"
"largest city, principal port, and leading commercial centre. Tanzania is a ""de facto"" one-party state with the democratic socialist Chama Cha Mapinduzi party in power. Tanzania is mountainous and densely forested in the north-east, where Mount Kilimanjaro is located. Three of Africa's Great Lakes are partly within Tanzania. To the north and west lie Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, and Lake Tanganyika, the continent's deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish. The eastern shore is hot and humid, with the Zanzibar Archipelago just offshore. The Kalambo Falls, located on the Kalambo River at the Zambian border, is the"
"Central Corridor (Africa) The Central Corridor is a transport and trading route located in East and Central Africa. Its end point is the Tanzanian port city of Dar es Salaam, where it connects to the rest of the world via shipping. From Dar es Salaam, the corridor runs inland, serving the Tanzanian interior including its capital Dodoma and second city of Mwanza, as well as landlocked Rwanda and Burundi, and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This route consists uses Tanzania's Central Line as well as connecting road networks. The Central Corridor provides an alternative route"
"road south east of Bagamoyo. Bagamoyo hosts the Bagamoyo Arts and Cultural Institute. Bagamoyo Bagamoyo, Tanzania, is a town founded at the end of the 18th century, though it is an extension of a much older (8th century) settlement, Kaole. It was the capital of German East Africa and was one of the most important trading ports along the East African coast along the west of the Indian Ocean. In 2011, the town had 82,578 inhabitants and is the capital of the Bagamoyo District. Bagamoyo is located at . It lies north of Dar-es-Salaam on the coast of the Indian"
"built by the Chinese, connecting Dar es Salaam to Morogoro and Iringa. On 9 December 1961, Tanganyika won independence from Britain, and Dodoma remained the capital of the Central Province. In 1963, the provinces of the new nation were divided into smaller administrative units and were renamed regions, and the Dodoma Region was established. However, in 1973, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved from Dar es Salaam to a more central location to better serve the needs of the people. Dodoma was selected for this purpose, as it was an already established town at a major"
"greater than that of Russia, Japan and Mexico, and roughly half that of the United States. Swahili would be the lingua franca and the official language would be English. The proposed capital is the Tanzanian city of Arusha, which is close to the Kenyan border. Arusha is the current headquarters of the East African Community. The union's proposed currency would be the East African shilling, which according to a 2013 published report is slated to become the common currency of five of the six member countries by 2023. The GDP (PPP) estimate would be US$472.238 billion and be the fifth"
"Zanzibar City Zanzibar City (or Zanzibar Town, often simply referred to as Zanzibar; ; ) is the capital and largest city of Zanzibar, in Tanzania. It is located on the west coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, roughly due north of Dar es Salaam across the Zanzibar Channel. It also serves as the capital of the Zanzibar Urban/West Region, and qualifies as a district, formally known as Zanzibar Urban District. In 2002 its population was 205,870. Zanzibar City comprises two main parts, Stone Town and Ng'ambo (literally: ""The Other Side""); the two areas are historically divided"
"highest in the country. It was also the ninth most densely populated region with 97 people per square kilometer. On September 10th 2016, the region was struck by an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the moment magnitude scale. It was the biggest earthquake to have been recorded in Tanzania. Its attempted annexation by Uganda in 1978 triggered the Uganda–Tanzania War which culminated in the overthrow of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin on April 11, 1979, at the Fall of Kampala. The Kagera Region is located in the northwestern corner of Tanzania. The regional capital is Bukoba, which is about from Dar es"
"growth of the ports at its termini. The British mandate added to the Central Line three branch lines: The most important one of from Tabora to Mwanza at the south bank of the Lake Victoria. Another one from Kilosa to Mikumi and a third one in 1931 from Manyoni to Kiniyangiri. The last one was shut down in 1948 already. After the independence of Tanzania the Central Line and the Usambara Railway were connected between the stations of Mruazi and Ruvu. The Central Line starts at the Tanzanian metropolis of Dar es Salaam at the Indian Ocean with today's capital"
"of the SEACOM cable is to enable East Africa to develop economically through increased online trading. Dar es Salaam is the educational centre of Tanzania. The city is home to several institutions of higher learning. Below are 8 as follows: Below is a list of nineteen notable people who lived in Dar es Salaam: Dar es Salaam is twinned with: https://www.tingatingaart.com Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam (Dar) (from ', ""the house of peace""; formerly Mzizima) is the former capital as well as the most populous city in Tanzania and a regionally important economic centre. Located on the Swahili coast,"
"cities of Kigali, in Rwanda and subsequently to Bujumbura, in Burundi, and to Goma, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. From the lake port of Mwanza, surface water ferries are expected to transport goods between Mwanza and Port Bell and Bukasa Inland Port, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The SGR system in Tanzania, in conformity with neighboring Rwanda and Uganda is designed to use electricity to power its locomotives. The SGR is expected to accommodate passenger trains traveling at per hour and cargo trains traveling at per hour. Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway The Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway is a"
"only 1 degree south of the Equator. Bukoba city is situated at the South Western shores of Lake Victoria in the north western region of The United Republic Of Tanzania. The regional capital and Kagera's biggest town is the gateway to the region. At the moment Bukoba is Tanzania's second largest port on the lake such as Kigoma and Mwanza. Bukoba is at the moment is served by the National Electric Utility Company TANESCO. The climate is sunny and mild most of the year. It can sometimes get cool especially in the evenings during the two rainy seasons, but never"
"Tanzania–Uganda Natural Gas Pipeline The Tanzania–Uganda Natural Gas Pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline, carrying liquefied natural gas from Tanzania to Uganda. The pipeline would start in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's financial capital and largest city. It would travel north to Port Tanga. From Port Tanga, the pipeline would travel westwards to the lakeside city of Mwanza. From Mwanza, the pipeline would loop around Lake Victoria to the border town of Mtukula, where it would cross into Uganda, continuing through Masaka, before ending in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city, an estimated total distance of approximately . Other credible"
"Mwanza Mwanza is a port city on the southern shore of Lake Victoria in north-western Tanzania. With a population of more than 800,000, it is Tanzania's second largest city, after Dar es Salaam. Mwanza is the capital of the surrounding Mwanza Region, and is administratively divided into two municipal districts within that Region - Ilemela and Nyamagana. The Sukuma constitute over 90 percent of the population of the Mwanza Region. Other ethnic groups in the region, in much smaller proportions, include the Zinza, Haya, Sumbwa, Nyamwezi, Luo, Kurya, Jita,((shashi)) and Kerewe. They live mainly in the Mwanza city area. National"
"Shinyanga Shinyanga, also known as Shinyanga mji in the local Swahili language, is a city in northern Tanzania. The city is the location of the regional headquarters of Shinyanga Region as well as the district headquarters of Shinyanga Urban District. The region and district are named after the town. Shinyanga is located in Shinyanga District, in Shinyanga Region, in northern Tanzania. The city is located approximately , by road, southeast of Mwanza, the nearest large city. This location lies approximately , by road, northwest of Dodoma, the capital city of Tanzania. The coordinates of the city are: 3°39′43″S 33°25′23″E /"
"Bagamoyo Bagamoyo, Tanzania, is a town founded at the end of the 18th century, though it is an extension of a much older (8th century) settlement, Kaole. It was the capital of German East Africa and was one of the most important trading ports along the East African coast along the west of the Indian Ocean. In 2011, the town had 82,578 inhabitants and is the capital of the Bagamoyo District. Bagamoyo is located at . It lies north of Dar-es-Salaam on the coast of the Indian Ocean, across from the island of Zanzibar. The original settlement, Kaole, was founded"
"Tanzania Tanzania (, ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania (), is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania. Some prehistoric population migrations into Tanzania include Southern Cushitic speakers who moved south from Ethiopia; Eastern Cushitic people who moved into Tanzania from north of Lake Turkana about 2,000"
"firm Project Planning Associates Ltd to draw up a master plan to help control and organise the then capital of the country Dar es Salaam that was undergoing rapid urbanisation and population growth. The plan was cancelled in 1972 in part due to its failure to adequately address the historical and social problems associated with the city. On 1 October 1973, after a nationwide party referendum, the Tanzanian government announced that the capital would be moved from Dar es Salaam to a more central location to create significant social and economic improvements for the central region and to centralise the"
"Barclays Bank of Tanzania Barclays Bank of Tanzania (BBT), is a commercial bank in Tanzania and a subsidiary of South Africa-based Absa Group Limited. BBT is licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. The headquarters and main branch of Barclays Bank of Tanzania Limited are located in Barclays House, along Ohio Street, in the city of Dar es Salaam, the financial capital and largest city of Tanzania. The geographical coordinates of the bank's headquarters are: 06°48'40.0""S, 39°17'12.0""E (Latitude:-6.811111; Longitude:39.286667). BBT is a large financial services provider in Tanzanian, serving large corporations, small-to-medium enterprises,"
"Tanzanian wine Tanzanian wine industry does not have much international recognition, however, it is the second largest producer of wine in Sub-Saharan Africa after South Africa. Compared to the rest of the world, the history of wine in Tanzania is very recent and dates back to just a few years before independence. Tanzania only has one major grape growing region and it is centered around the capital city Dodoma. The most common grape varietals in the region are Chenin Blanc, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and a local variety named for a Dodoma sub-region, Makutupora. Initially wine production and grape growing was"
"First National Bank of Tanzania First National Bank Tanzania (FNBT), is a commercial bank in Tanzania. It is one of the commercial banks licensed by the Bank of Tanzania, the national banking regulator. It is a subsidiary of South Africa-based First Rand Group. FNBT is a small commercial bank in Tanzania. The bank commenced operations in Tanzania, in July 2011, following the issuance of a commercial banking licence by Bank of Tanzania, the country's central bank and national banking regulator. Its headquarters and main branch are located in Dar es Salaam, the national capital and largest city in the country."
"largest city and capital of the region, originally began as a small ""Gogo"" village in the early 19th century, consisting of several traditional ""tembe"" houses. The city was formally established in 1907 by German colonists during construction of the Tanzanian central railway. The region has a long history of famine and economic difficulties. Along with Kondoa and Singida it was struck hard by the famine of the 1910s. One report by a British officer in Dodoma in December 1916 reported that ""The whole District has been ransacked for cattle"". The Germans had killed 26,000 animals, and the British 5,659. The"